"I opened my eyes slowly, feeling dizzy and unsteady, and for a moment I didn't realize where I was. I thought it was all a dream until reality hit . . . and it hit hard. The doctors, nurses, and everyone in the general area had to restrain me back into bed. I remember screaming out for Sadie and then everything went black, again." - Chapter Six



Nicholi sits alone on his porch gripped by sorrow as he remembers the death of his first love, and he is riddled with guilt for embarking on a new life without her. Every morning he sits outside and looks into the distance at her childhood home just beyond the tall grass, contemplating what his life would have been like with her and desperately hoping to see her soon . . . as he counts down the days of his old age.

To his surprise, he is approached by an unexpected visitor, and she shares remarkable similarities with his first love-she embodies Sadie through her voice, personality, and her mannerisms-and after much convincing, she gets Nicholi to share the story of his life, and in turn, he is forced to relive his tragic past in order to understand the significance of her visit.